My Mission to Korea

50 CENT MIRACLE

Thursday we went street boarding at a cross-walk near a market. The sidewalks are really small on either side of the street, but there is always pedestrian traffic. So its a perfect place to contact people. Thursday we both felt impressed to go there. As we proselyted I carried a lime-green "MORMON.ORG" sign. Normally when we proselyte there I stand up against a bread shop wall with the sign, but that day the sun was so intense I had to cross to the other side after 10 minutes. The sun was scorching my skin and burning my eyes. The other side of the street was shaded but is more crowded. Therefore, more difficult to hold our board without being in the way of people. There are two fruit stands, and a Lady selling yogurt already there on the narrow sidewalk. But I manage to nestle myself against the wall and out of people's way.

Shortly after standing there Sister Cho comes over to me and tells me "I think I am going to go to the other side.

"Why?" I responded

"Well, I tried to make small conversation with the yogurt lady and she didn't respond to my question and just gave me a mean look."

About two months before there was a lady who called us a cult and told the yogurt lady all about it. So we think that's the reason for the mean face. But I told Sister Cho, who cares about what the woman thinks. Who cares if she is bothered by us being there, its too hot to be on the other side. So we continued as normal.

Then a grandma who had just bought yogurt from the yogurt lady comes over to me and says with a huge smile on her face "Korea is fun, isn't it." "Yes" I responded. She then gives me one of her drinkable yogurts. 30 seconds later Sister Cho comes over from across the street and the yogurt lady seeing that I was the only one to receive a yogurt, felt bad that Sister Cho didn't get one. So she then unexpectedly gives Sister Cho a yogurt.

So after contacting people for an hour we decided to get ice cream close by. Sister Cho ask "Should we buy the yogurt lady some ice cream?" "Yes!" I responded, having had the same impression. Outside we gave her ice cream then waited behind her for the light to change.

During that time she came over and started talking to us. She asked us how our church started. We answered her question and explained to her we are not paid and serve for 18 months. It was a good conversation. And amazing to see her perception of us change within one hour. Who knew it would only take 50 cents.

 *힐 자매*

Sister Hill